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Zoe McKendree: "You really can't present yourself in the best for an interview, if you're sleeping at a friend's house on the Couch"

in The Hope to buy a house? You need to housing in the UK a huge Gap .

This Gap - the difference between the current housing stock, and The Number for every need a human To Live with dignity at home, is More Than a million homes, according to the BBC housing Briefing.

A lot of the Stress out of The Gap falls on the people who rent from private.

Zoe McKendree, 33, spends More Than a third of their salary in rent for their shared apartment in Brixton, South London .

she dreams of, the key to a home of your own, but that is in the distance.

Instead, she has to fight with what She Said , "unfeeling" landlords and escalating costs.

she also has experienced multiple no-fault evictions, where private landlords in the eviction of tenants in the short term, without a good reason.

Zoe says: "I can't do things like buy a car, I would really like to. I can't move. I still have in a flatshare.

"I also sold always, at a cost of no fault of My Own , and every time, me More Than a thousand pounds. So every time I save money, I could put in, against a Deposit, then it is gone. "

The government has said.

In a survey of More Than 2,000 people for the Affordable housing Commission, 13% of adults said their Mental Health was affected by their housing situation.

looking only at those in the unaffordable housing costs, More Than a third of the Income production, a higher degree of concern.

Twenty-five percent of the sample reported that their Mental Health had suffered. That's potentially millions of people.

Although he did a good job with a charity, Zoe feels her quality of life has improved much since her early 20s.

The BBC housing Briefing estimates that we have built 1. 2 million fewer houses than we

should have, she adds: "It really makes me very worried - it has me very depressed. It made it really hard to find work because I had so much of my mental time To Live worrying about where I was going.

"you can't really present best for an interview, if you're sleeping at a friend's house on the Couch and you are really worried, you go homeless. "

Behind the Stress of a shortage of places To Live .

The BBC housing Briefing estimates that we have built 1. 2 million fewer houses than we should have, and the need for more housing is increasing.

The calculations suggest that it takes at least 15 years at the current building to close The Gap , and not enough of what is built is affordable.

'I spend very rare, all for me"

Hannah Clark from Oxfordshire, now at the age of 32 years, has been saving since she was 14, in The Hope of being able to put a down payment on something more affordable.

After her father had a stroke, she realized, as a teenager, there would be no help from The Bank of mom and dad.

"I spend very rarely, even now, everything is on me," she says.

"It's a feeling of guilt, because I have a roof over my head. I have security for my future. "

In contrast to Zoe, Hannah has lived for years rent-free with Family Members , currently your sister, while you set aside the money.

There is an easier way, but Hannah says that her Mental Health was adversely affected.

"If you live under Someone Else 's roof, you are constantly under their rules and that is why you can't have a relationship really with anyone. You can't upload them back," she explains.

"It's pretty lonely, there's a lot of Pressure . "

Hannah Clark's first save for a house began when she was 14

this was identified by The Affordable housing Commission that More Than half of 18-to 24-year-old living with the family, and 18% are still does so as the 25-to 34-year-old.

at The same time, government statistics show that The Number of young adults with the parents is on The Rise .

Hannah has managed to build a nest egg, and aims it for the down payment for a small apartment.

she works for a publishing company and a small company on the side of sale illustrations.

But, she says, The Challenge of getting your own apartment, it was a constant Stress .

Source of news: bbc.com